Saturday, March 20, 2010

Boss Revolt?

Has one or more been pushed too far?

Kudos to Joe Patterso A/1 Dep Chief for telling Masters and the screaming skull why crime in Area 1 is up ("they are unemployed and have nothing to lose. Its been this way for 40+ years in Englewood. Why should it change now? The only difference is the lack of police presence in these areas due to manpower."). Supposedly happened at a CAR meeting Wednesday for Area 1. The screaming skull went berzerk, and none other than Masters had to explain to Jody why Pterson was so upset.

The truth hurts. And the truth is we're on the verge of a disaster here. Midnights across the city are running at 30% undermanned. We actually had someone from a west side district e-mail us the sheets from the first 35 days of the year and they were operating down 3 to 5 cars per night for 32 of those days. That's not just insane - that's a recipe for disaster.

J-Failure has already lost the rank and file. Did everyone hear about the 16 March meeting at West Side Tech? An e-mailer tells us the total number of officers who showed up was three. Three officers from a Department that numbers nearly 10,000. We verified it through an exempt who has written to us in the past.

Now we hear that a Deputy Chief is finally admitting the manpower shortage is affecting policing? We can only say, "It's about fucking time."

The TRUTH IS ALSO FUCKN OBVIOUS! And has been for a long time. Why would the screaming skull get pissed? Because that boss didn't tell and write lies and made up stats like everyone else? I have heard many a boss say how dumb, fake, and kiss ass the CAR meetings are. A complete waste of time! One thing I have noticed over the past year or so is the number of bosses from Lt.'s on up that openly talk how about how screwed up everything is now and how hated the brass are at 35th street. In the past it was rare to hear that type of talk. What a sad joke this department has become. Lets hope for better days.

..."The truth hurts. And the truth is we're on the verge of a disaster here. Midnights across the city are running at 30% undermanned. We actually had someone from a west side district e-mail us the sheets from the first 35 days of the year and they were operating down 3 to 5 cars per night for 32 of those days. That's not just insane - that's a recipe for disaster."...

Last I heard, the Dept as a whole (or hole, whichever you prefer) is short an AREA worth of Sworn, minus (who'd of guessed) Exempts. Yep, that’s right FIVE Dist’s worth of Police Officers, Sgts, Lt’s, and close to Captains as well! Also, an AREA worth of Violent Crimes / Property Crimes/ Youth, or HGS / RBT / SVU Detectives Sgts, and Lt’s.

Sad state of affairs we are in…. I have a funny feeling, its going to be a LOOOONNNNNGGGGG hot summer.

One warm day and the city went bezerk,no news conferences when the shit hits the fan, but a copper being proactive (probably the only one) gets stuck in the ass by J-Chump because he used "verbal ghetto" on some trafic beefers. This is where you work, people. Again, If you have a partner sit there and stare out the window like you are on the el. If you are 99 drive like you are visiting detroit. 20 and out and a relo and a finger.

Well, Joey P, it was nice working with you while you wore a gold star...Maybe they need a newly demoted Lt. back in 007.

Being blunt about Masters's bullshit always seems to mean some exempt's career will be launched on the down escalator. And Joey Pis a black exempt in traditionallyreserved 'white' post...it won't be too long before Masters corrects THAT too. That seems to be the track record of WEISel/Masters.

It was actually on Thursday at the CAR meeting...I woke up from my daydreaming when the Deputy started to tell it "like it is". I couldn't get my pen out fast enough to write down everything he said, but basically he stated that the shooting wasn't going to stop until the people that live there change. Shooting each other is just the way of life there and we (the police)can not stop them. IT WAS GREAT!

I hope this doesn't feck him over. Jp is a great guy to work for and a policemans policeman. Manpower is down all over and there is also no movement for older guys and they're burning out. It's a lose, lose situation until more police are hired.

From what I have seen Patterson has always been about the police, well except for brining in that anal Sgt who works for him that kicks back every little thing, not because they're wrong but it seems he just does it because he can.

No shit theres a manpower shortage! Go on the clear system and go to daily A&A's. Punch in your district and just look and see how many people are detailed out to these glorified units! Bring these people back and get these districts staffed properly before someone gets hurt unnecessarily!

Why on Earth would any Beat Copper or anyone else show up at these sham meetings? You have the choice of kissing ass, or Beefing about the zillions of things screwed up about the people running this job. Complain and you are guarranteed to wind up assigned to guarding the parking lot in 02!

It's the nature of OUR job, and always was. I come from a Police Family that for generations has experienced alcoholism,suicide,an Officer killed in the line of duty, and divorce. I have been The Police for 26 Years, and am a boss. NO I DO NOT drink the Kool-Ade and don't try to pass it on to the troops(Bullshit Sensors would soon sound). What I do try to pass on is Officer Safety and Sound Police Tactics that will get you home after your tour, to those that matter.

Plain and simple, Get Us More Coppers, better equipment, and promote those who can lead, rather than those who have to defend their merit promotions with non-action Mr. Mayor.

the manpower shortage is just one of the reasons that has affected policing but their are many others also contributing--- no contract for three years, officers getting thrown under the bus, and a change in the culture of the police department.....

Here's a better one. Per personnel order 2010-007. Ruth wedster is hereby reassigned to Capt special functions group. Capt Special Functions Group????? Since when is there a Capt In unit 141??? It's not like the districts aren't short captains. They send lieuts all over The city to cover for Capt shortages but they have to fill that "spot" that never existed before. Oh and did Jody open it up for all Capts to apply.... Yea, I didn't think so. Unfucking believable!

Expect more uprising from minority exempts after JFed was publicly humiliated after the Lopez decision. JFed is also a lame duck and the front runner for the Sup spot becomes the person who is the most anti-Weis.

Its about time. Watch and see, the Superintendent is going to call a meeting now about being a team player, strategies, how you have to dedicate more time away from your families to this job,how you should take the 20% pay cut and just be happy he gave you the right to wear a gold star on the uniform you earned (he didn't) and ask you to write a report that outlines more bullshit! They are going to kill each other no matter what! The only thing that will help is more police being on the street, no rhyme no reason, just the luck of the draw! If we go to the hot areas, they go to the not so hot areas, they kill each other and then we chase the crime and move our resources. This occurs at least 50 times a year and we look like stupid idiots!

Until this economy gets better, until they stop the bullshit SSI check for the drug addicts who keep the drug dealing gang banger in business, until they make gas reasonable, until places like the city and state actually pay and provide their employees with a descent living and benefits, until we get rid of this Federal agent and his buddies who are costing the city over a million dollars a year by being on our pay roll, until we get rid of stupid ass Command members and units like Commander Kevin Ryan, Commander Jim O'Grady, Commander Leo Schmidtz, Deputy Chief Nick Roti, Chief Ernest Brown, Chief Zavala (WTF), Chief Juan Rivera, ALL OF THE FEDS and Asst. Supt. (I housed a felon with guns and drugs - I didn't know though and I am 3rd in Command for the Chicago Police Dept.)Cuello, we will never get anywhere. Now think about why I chose those. Yep, I am fully aware!

He will soon be replaced by a suckhole. M.T. the former head of SOS and training academy used to tell his underlings. If I give you an order never tell me It can't be done, just do it. So those of us who were wise just pretended like we were trying even though we could careless. At the end of the day its the bosses world, do as little as possible retire early and with your sanity.

025 1st watch has too many 99 unit cars. You know what is even more stupid than that? Some of the officers who work 99. Sometimes dispatch gives an assignment that requires a two man unit (disturbance, noise disturbance, etc...) and the idiot replies "that is ok, I will advise".

The only thing Joe didn't get quite right was that Englewood has always been shit. My Grandfather, born in 1902, grew up there and lived there through WW2. He was a tough, white neighborhood full of bohunks and hillbillies. After the war, all the whites moved out and it has been all black since the mid 50s. But, at least they had cops pounding beats and a lid was sort of kept on. Joe is right in saying today's ghetto dweller doesn't have much to lose. They don't have squat, their leaders are windbags and they realize fearless leader (Obama) is inept and pushing their cause back 50 years.

I have always had a great respect for D/C Patterson as he is one of the few chosen that's actually been a working police officer--and after reading his stand-up commentary to the powers-that-be, I have more respect for him then ever. Manpower needs are, and continue to be, the main culpret to this on-going problem, and time after time we as the police will continue to do as asked and carry the load no matter how big the load may get, however there simply aren't enough people to carry the load anymore. I have been waiting for someone (a boss) to finally stand up and tell "the emperor he has no clothes on!" Hats off to you Deputy Patterson.

FIRST WATCH IN OO7 USUALLY HAS 4 TO 5 ONE MAN CARS NIGHTLY AND THE WAGON IS DOUBLING AS A BEAT CAR!EVERY TIME WE NEED A WAGON THEY R EITHER DOWN ON A JOB OR OUT OF TH DISTRICT ON A TRANSPORT!THIS IS SO DANGEROUS!WE NEED EVERY CAR MANNED AND TWO WAGONS UP AT A MINIMUM IN OO7 ON MIDNIGHTS!WE REALLY NEED MORE CARS AND MORE PEOPLE !!!

The truly sad thing about this Department is the fact that some of the brass used to be well respected and they have all sold their souls to Jody for a few more pension dollars.......I would rather walk away from this job with the respect of my peers than have my retirement party in a phone booth......P.S. Masters, you are not a cop and never will be and the sun does not shine inside 35th Street so take the sunglasses off....toolbag

Between the unpaid furlough days and all the other bullshit they have to deal with, I think many of the bosses just dont give a fuck any more and could care less about going back to their civil service rank unless they are special K who would go back to being a sergeant.

The skull really needs to get psyched bad. Does this guy scream at his family this way? There is absolutely NOTHING on this job to get worked up over to the point of flying off the handle like he does on a regular basis.

20 Yrs ago I raised my right hand and thought I could try,in my own little way to change the world. I still do, but feel completely abandoned by our (and previous) administrations. If given the essential tools,manpower and motivation the false numbers that stain the daily rags actually could be attained. It's not rocket science to simply change peoples choice between doing right/wrong it is just being consistent. Unfortunately that is a word not in J-Feds vocabulary. If anything, be there for each other, and back each other up. Boys and Girls we are on our own and things have degenerated to an unprecedented low.

I came on the job with Joe Patterson and worked in 009 as P.O.'s and in my mind Joe is one of the most upstanding guys around! I've run into him frequently on details, wakes & funerals and he doesn't forget where he came from. He'll always make it a point to say "hi" and ask how I'm doing, which I know doesn't seem like much, but compared to the exempt blowhards on this job, Joe is a breath of fresh air. Joe is a sharp guy and is a true gentleman. He is one boss who can turn the morale around. If this "revolt" story is true, it doesn't surprise me one bit!

I think that if Shortshanks decides to run again, or appoints a successor to the throne, you will see Jughead fired, (released from his contract) and possibly an insider gets the job. Insider or not come election time we may see some hiring and some new equipment. The new Superinetendent from whereever would be chosen for political loyalty not for success in crime fighting.

So unless we Register and Vote... unless we get everyone we know to Register and Vote... we can only expect more of the same ...and worse.

Thank God we have the GEU! Hey Cmdr. LS, here's what your super-cops are doing. The other day Area 3 GEU under the direction of Lt TW and led by Sgt KS arrested 3 bangers in 023 for gang loitering. They posted it all over the e-mails to districts and bosses as a major success story because one of the guys was an Area Top 10. Here's a clue - if that's the best GEU can do, even in a place like 023, then GET BACK TO THE DISTRICTS AND HUMP A BEAT CAR WHERE YOU'LL AS LEAST BE USEFUL!PS - That goes for the TRU unit also.

Why on Earth would any Beat Copper or anyone else show up at these sham meetings? You have the choice of kissing ass, or Beefing about the zillions of things screwed up about the people running this job. Complain and you are guarranteed to wind up assigned to guarding the parking lot in 02!

hey a CAR meeting is a meeting where the bosses talk about crime pretty much bosses bend over and take it in the ass from J-balls. its the new name for the DOC meeting its not one of the meetings your thinking of

Anonymous said...Between the unpaid furlough days and all the other bullshit they have to deal with, I think many of the bosses just dont give a fuck any more and could care less about going back to their civil service rank unless they are special K who would go back to being a sergeant.

"Here's a better one. Per personnel order 2010-007. Ruth wedster is hereby reassigned to Capt special functions group. Capt Special Functions Group????? Since when is there a Capt In unit 141??? It's not like the districts aren't short captains. They send lieuts all over The city to cover for Capt shortages but they have to fill that "spot" that never existed before. Oh and did Jody open it up for all Capts to apply.... Yea, I didn't think so. Unfucking believable!"

Thats funny. We're short watch commanders everywhere and we assign a captain to an inside unit, which now makes three captains assigned inside. But we continue to pay Lt's to work out of grade to cover the watch commanders positions that these captains should be working. Now we have inside Lt's that are going to be filling in as watch commanders in the district on a regular basis all summer beginning next period. There is a couple of things wrong with this scenario. First, I really don't want an inside do nothing Lt coming to my district and fucking things up out of ignorance. Second, if I am correct, Lt's working out of grade are subject to Shakman, which means a pool of qualified Lt's needs to established and the spots filled from that pool on the basis of seniority. If I am working midnites as a field Lt in 005, if there is a watch commanders spot open on the same watch in 016, I am part of the eligible pool to work the out of grade. However, because they don't want to pay me for moving me out of the area, they will assign a HQ fill in to work the out of grade, in violation af Shakman. This department will never learn. Hey Mikey boy, I will hold you accountable in front of the Shakman monitor because your policy group was informed of this yet did nothing. Enjoy the press!

I counted. 1st watch in 023 had 12 officers on the street. This for a district with a population of at least 1MILLION people. Its only a matter of time before disater strikes! SCC put up a fax # where we can send you the daily sheets on watches. Not only will you see people listed who are supposed to be on the street but aren't but the manned cars will be quite upsetting!

***The skull really needs to get psyched bad. Does this guy scream at his family this way? There is absolutely NOTHING on this job to get worked up over to the point of flying off the handle like he does on a regular basis.***

There will be a major self-imposed exodus of exempts this year. Many are saying that they've had enough and that they have no intention of parting with 24 days of pay to Shortshanks and WEISel/Masters. WHO would want to be promoted the exempt ranksof our shitty dept. today?

The truth hurts. Not are we dangerously short police, the no balls, back stabbing brass don't want you to be the police. They don't want proactive. They want warm and fuzzy. They want crime down, but don't want you doing the things involved to lower it. 1st and 3rd watches across the city are way understaffed with cars down and one man cars being utilized. 2nd watch cars are either detailed to bullshit so called dangerous blocks and the other half are detailed to all the schools in the mornings and at dismissal. There are constant RAP's in all the district and people biching why the police take 45 minutes to an hour to show up on 1A jobs. No cars available. There are no cars available to be used and coppers sitting an hour waiting to get a car after roll call. The cars we do have are crap and falling apart. The computers are useless and either broken or out of range all the time. /the radios are useless. They are either all static on both ends and the batteries never last a full watch. The city doesn't give a shit about these issues and the top brass don't have the balls or knowledge to complain. As long as the top brass are in their little bubble world, fuck everything else. This job used to be one of the greatest jobs. You enjoyed coming to work. The bosses cared, there was enough help and everyone stuck together. The bosses covered your ass and stood beside you. Now that is all gone. Sinking ship, hell. We have suck and are sitting at the deepest bottom of the ocean. It will take years to fix this department, if it ever can be fixed. Just answer your calls and watch each others back for safety. Other than that, fuck this department and City Hall. They don't give a shit about you. Why should we. As long as we have City Hall pulling the strings and J-Fed and his band of idiots dancing, nothing will change. Nobody gives a shit about you or your safety. The few bosses who do know what is going on speak out and just get dumped for someone who will play the game.

Along the same lines, it's not just Englewood. I'm a northsider, driving home last week came upon several m/1's with shirts off tounting and yelling i'll put your mother"@'",.s to sleep, etc. Only when I got under the viaduct did I see who they were confronting, it was the police. There were several squad cars a wagon, 10-12 cops. I'm not going to judge it but I will say, PLEASE be careful. Mutts come in all shapes and sizes, they inhabit the north, south and west sides of this once great city. They are becoming bolder and have absolutely no respect for the police. They know as well as we do, who is running this department and have no problem confronting the police. It's sickening. Way back when, if you pulled a stunt like that, you could bet that the wagon would be filled with arrestees and the area would be saturated with police for the next few weeks. Today, nobody goes to jail, we don't have enough bodies to man beat cars much less saturate an area. Safety issue, you bet. I hope all you merit big shots are enjoying your reign of destruction. You will go down in CPD history as having contributed to the destruction of a once proud department. Sleep well and enjoy your big payday, hope it was worth it. Glad to see that at least one of you has a backbone.

I was hoping it would have been M. McCottor. But instead he went on to work for the Chicago machine making big $$$$ while collecting his gold braid pension. I like the guy, but I guess he just can't get enough money. His pension alone is more than our salaries.

08:35:00 AM. don't know what englewood your "grandfather" grew up in. the one i grew up in was heaven on earth. lived there for 30 years. 25 years after WWII we moved out. can only remember 1 murder. it went bad overnight. we were the last ones left on the block. englewood went from heaven to hell in months. Nice try saying englewood was always shit, thats an old liberal trick. don't try to soften the blow dealt by reality to ease your pathetic white guilt. A black exempt told the truth, why can't you?

Anonymous said... No shit theres a manpower shortage! Go on the clear system and go to daily A&A's. Punch in your district and just look and see how many people are detailed out to these glorified units! Bring these people back and get these districts staffed properly before someone gets hurt unnecessarily!3/20/2010 12:55:00 AM

OK kids - I'll say it. How many think that Alex might not have been shot if four officers had been involved in the street interviews? Back-up being present and the extra sets of eyes can, and do, make the differance between life and death.

Admit it - you wondered about this at the time. Years from now, his child will too.

FIRST WATCH IN OO7 USUALLY HAS 4 TO 5 ONE MAN CARS NIGHTLY AND THE WAGON IS DOUBLING AS A BEAT CAR!EVERY TIME WE NEED A WAGON THEY R EITHER DOWN ON A JOB OR OUT OF TH DISTRICT ON A TRANSPORT!THIS IS SO DANGEROUS!WE NEED EVERY CAR MANNED AND TWO WAGONS UP AT A MINIMUM IN OO7 ON MIDNIGHTS!WE REALLY NEED MORE CARS AND MORE PEOPLE !!!

3/20/2010 09:13:00 AM------

Substitute 003 and 014 for 007 and it's the same thing. Desperate times, people, and the 50 they're hiring next month won't even cover the bunch that's retiring 15 April, much less those retiring the REST of the year.

Let the crime go up, everytime you work or make a good arrest the bad guy just beefs and here comes IPRA to pull all of the in car camera footage and look to jam up a copper. WHY??????? why do anything it just makes no sense. I have a mortgage to pay, bills to pay, and I actually have a personal life unlike these souless ass kissing house mouses that work at 35 Michigan. Screw this Dept, it is not a career it is simply a job so just collect your check and go home safe to your family and loved ones.

Anonymous said...Why on Earth would any Beat Copper or anyone else show up at these sham meetings? You have the choice of kissing ass, or Beefing about the zillions of things screwed up about the people running this job. Complain and you are guarranteed to wind up assigned to guarding the parking lot in 02!

3/20/2010 01:19:00 AM*****************************Because those of us who actually give a shit....actually give a shit. And then there are the people like you who are just happy keeping the "noise" afloat.

Thats fine to send the media the info regarding how understaffed we are, but once we do be prepared to never get a day off again, yes we are understaffed but we also allow people comp time etc daily, that will surely end once this really gets out so decide how you want to play it and be prepared to be in it for the long haul.

What is the purpose of the CAR meeting? Jfed and Mike Masters only started going when they realized the Mayor was sending people from the hall to watch. Now they have invited the Aldermen! How fucked up and lame is that? Why does this department keep mixing policing with political hacks? What the fuck are they doing, the Aldermen, to combat crime besides bitching about it? Where are the jobs they are responsible for bringing. What are they doing with the Menu Money? When are they going to be held accountable. They always invite all the Exempts to their meetings to take the focus off of them and the fucking Mayor and the Superitendent just keep right on allowing this. Hell, at least 15 Exempts are in the room!

What is even more humiliating is the fact that District Commanders of like 3,4,5,6, and 7 have to sit there and listen at how Brust, the Superintendent and anyone else that wants to join in, brag about how great of a job the Commanders in Area 3 are doing and other places like, 001, 017, 18, 019, 020etc. They don't have any fucking crime! They have all the time in the world to chit chat with the troops, the Aldermen, the business owners or whoever! Why don't you take those same worthless Commanders, especially Commander Lucy Moy, and send them to Command 3,4,5,6, or 7. Start there. Let’s see how well they do. Let’s just do a swap for about 6 months with the Command Staff. Hell, they have no union, so that is legitimate. That also gives the Commanders that work 100 hours a week well deserved fucking break. How much more can you do to them and still pay them the same as you pay Lucy fucking Moy?

While you are at it, switch the Deputy Chiefs of Area 1 and Area 2 with Area 3 and CCG. They can use a breather also. Make the other elite Exempts actually work for a fucking check!

Mauer said it best, he said the more you allow the savages to run rampant in their own communities, they get better and more creative; they then branch off into our neighborhoods. Do you really think that the savages in 003, 004, 006, 011, 015 or 025 are just committing crime in their own communities? Are you a fucking idiot? No, they are coming to areas in 016, 022, 008, 009 and 002, where we live, and preying on OUR community. The more you pass by and do not stop the crime, you turn your head and look the other way that is the day YOU are one step closer from being a victim. If it is not you it may be your wife, your kids or your parents. Think about that as you say Fuck CPD and this fucked up City. I don't like it either, but it is the truth. The last crew that was in 022 breaking in homes was from 003! The crew that is in 016 is from 025.

Just keep it up!!! Jfed and Mike Masters live in downtown Chicago with doormen! Remember that! They don't even trust the savages from staying away. They made sure they were protected along with their family. Funny thing is we don't make $300,000.00 a year!

Worked for Joe in 640. Not a bad guy despite having gone from merit sergeant to deputy chief in about eight years! Now back to business: Petersons legacy in the "D" will always be the unsolved murders of two off-duty policmen. Just tell that to a real marine! He's just not as smart as he thinks he is. Now that the great social engineering experiment with merit promotions has been turned on its ass can we start promoting people in rank order from the lists again, like real soon?

I don't think it was a matter of Patterson being pushed too far...I think all of the exempts have had enough of the bullshit coming down from the Hall through the useless twosome, WEISel/Masters, and being facilitated by the Asst. Supts. and the Deputy Supts., especially Dan 'the axe' Dugan. I think you're going to see more of these 'outbursts' at these CAR and MARS meetings until the WEISel's time is up.Hopefully, by next February, Shortshanks will be on the way out too, which means Daley can take Masters little ass with him.

Manpower needs ....I agree hire alot more police but also empty out the front offices and neigborhood relation offices....I mean 5 to do the work of 2........Give me a break...Tact secretaries,,,,,WTF is that all about...Someone check how many PO's the deputy chiefs have in their offices....come on people get those able bodies back to the streets...and quit putting all of those inside officers in civilian drsss...I mean wtf is that all about...

But with all the shortage of police officers they will keep the 25 officers, one in each district, who are assigned to Community Policing and are paid $75,000 a year to INSTALL CHILD SEATS IN CARS!!! But then they are the clouted ones, untouchable, like Ald. Ed Burke's bodyguards.

I saw the blonde 4yr wonder from the Policy Group on tv. She apparently started the "Female Tactical Association". I've seen her work the street for a couple years while in TRU. I saw no tactical skills displayed that would make her capable of training others, besides she only has approximatley 4yrs otj. 2yrs have been in the Policy Group. I wonder who is funding this group with weapons, ammo, range time, etc?

Speaking of shitty bosses, who is fat, balding, dumber than a box of rocks, and got dumped a year or two ago, but not far enough? Yes CDOT Byrne saved his ass. He's responsible for bringing back a new version of the DOC meeting now called the weekly CAR meeting. You guessed it, Steve Caluris. What a better way to make yourself look good than by having other exempts answer up while you answer to nobody. I've never met a person with a lower IQ and more one way than this buffoon.

025 1st watch has too many 99 unit cars. You know what is even more stupid than that? Some of the officers who work 99. Sometimes dispatch gives an assignment that requires a two man unit (disturbance, noise disturbance, etc...) and the idiot replies "that is ok, I will advise". Sometimes we are our own worst enemies.

AfuckingMEN!!!! Also those who say, "if I need help I will call", WTF!!!!If you have to call for help you are already in trouble...

(disturbance, noise disturbance, etc...) and the idiot replies "that is ok, I will advise".

Sometimes we are our own worst enemies.

I disagree! To many of you guys are dangerous nuts, I would rather work 99 then have some softball on my job who WILL get me hurt. insofar as they have never learned to be the real police. I would like to go home in one piece.

>>>Anonymous said...Here's a better one. Per personnel order 2010-007. Ruth wedster is hereby reassigned to Capt special functions group. Capt Special Functions Group????? Since when is there a Capt In unit 141??? It's not like the districts aren't short captains. They send lieuts all over The city to cover for Capt shortages but they have to fill that "spot" that never existed before. Oh and did Jody open it up for all Capts to apply.... Yea, I didn't think so. Unfucking believable!

3/20/2010 05:32:00 AM<<<

WHOOOOOAAAA!!!

God Forbid She Comes to a District!!

Wow! Not Our District!!

I can think of a lot of people who should be Captain, and could come to our district. But, not her, in fact she needs an Executive Assistant there, how 'bout Penny T.

Joe Patterson was agreat Sergeant in SOS, he was a great boss in the A/1 D Unit, great Commander in 007, and is probably the beat Deputy Chief that Area One has ever had. Why? Because he is a cop's cop, he has the beat interest of his men and women in mind. He is intelligent, well spoken and knows what it takes to get the job done. If J-Fraud and the Screaming Skull take offense to what he said, and he is removed from his office then it will be a great loss. Joe is not afraid to do what's right and his cops respect that, and him.

Thanks SCC for keeping the troops up to date with the shootings in this city. I'm surprised the media ignores all the shootings as we approach spring. It will be a loooooong summer ahead. Stay safe everyone.

I guess they have a right to refuse the BAC and field sobriety tests, but then they always turn around and say they were sober. Well, if they were fucking sober, they would blow. So they can all go fuck themselves.

Instead of crying about the DUI, they need to change their fucking behavior. It's as easy as that.

I counted. 1st watch in 023 had 12 officers on the street. This for a district with a population of at least 1MILLION people. Its only a matter of time before disater strikes! SCC put up a fax # where we can send you the daily sheets on watches. Not only will you see people listed who are supposed to be on the street but aren't but the manned cars will be quite upsetting!

3/20/2010 11:47:00 AM----The whole city has about THREE million people. The 023rd district does NOT have one-third of the whole city's population.

Even though it might seem like it on a Saturday night, it just ain't so, Joe.

Anonymous said... Manpower needs ....I agree hire alot more police but also empty out the front offices and neigborhood relation offices....I mean 5 to do the work of 2........Give me a break...Tact secretaries,,,,,WTF is that all about...Someone check how many PO's the deputy chiefs have in their offices....come on people get those able bodies back to the streets...and quit putting all of those inside officers in civilian drsss...I mean wtf is that all about...

3/20/2010 04:12:00 PM

After the deputy chiefs, try looking at the academy. Howard has three full duty female officers that do secretarial work. What a waste.

Must be nice to have that huge paycheck and not have to do a thing. Actually the paycheck is not HUGE.When people on this blog are talking about doing nothing they are referring to the numbers game.If someone calls we come.If we see a crime we respond.I am sorry to say the old pro-active policing is dead but who would risk their livelihood or freedom in this day?

The blond in the policy group who started the women's tactical group is KB, formerly of the Barbie Wagon in 025. She has 7.5 years on the job, I know she was in my class.A little more than you thought, but her MBA from Northwestern got her where she is, that and a workout habit, not her policing skills and definitely not her tactical experience.'Cause its all legit.....c'mon Karen, remember the little guys out here in the streets. Tell your boss what its really like out here. Tell him we want cars that work, computers that allow us to do our jobs, detectives that care/show up/have gotten any sleep at all in the past week.Tell him we don't care about cameras or automated contact cards. Tell him we care about our districts roof's not leaking, not waiting 1.5 hours to get our stinky/loud/jagoff prisoner in the back and a decent contract.Tell him Karen, tell him what real coppers care about. Tell him and make sure he hears you.

Sorry SCC, but I attented the meeting, Patterson did say those things, but Peterson did not go off, bad info...Peterson, beleive it or not, does know what's going on. The Feds that run this department, on the other hand have no F&%^$n clue!

This whole job makes me so sad. Really, really sad. I just turned 50 and thought I'd stay a few more years but I just don't know. This job will NEVER return to what it once was.

I saw a video on fox news about a copper in some other city who smacked a guy a few times because he was in the back of the squad and wouldn't quit kicking the window. The video camera looked like it had to be installed in the rear door. Copper got 18 months. Sure he didn't realize camera was there.Yet shitheads get arrested over and over for lots less and walk away.

So easy to get jammed up. So hard to even smile at work anymore.

Please look out for one another out there, and act as if you are always being recorded.

I counted. 1st watch in 023 had 12 officers on the street. This for a district with a population of at least 1MILLION people. Its only a matter of time before disater strikes! SCC put up a fax # where we can send you the daily sheets on watches. Not only will you see people listed who are supposed to be on the street but aren't but the manned cars will be quite upsetting!

3/20/2010 11:47:00 AM

At least one million people in the 23rd District? Isn't there some kind of basic intelligence test to get hired on this job?

Anonymous said... I don't think it was a matter of Patterson being pushed too far...I think all of the exempts have had enough of the bullshit coming down from the Hall through the useless twosome, WEISel/Masters, and being facilitated by the Asst. Supts. and the Deputy Supts., especially Dan 'the axe' Dugan. I think you're going to see more of these 'outbursts' at these CAR and MARS meetings until the WEISel's time is up.Hopefully, by next February, Shortshanks will be on the way out too, which means Daley can take Masters little ass with him.

3/20/2010 04:02:00 PM

Yeah but then R. Emanuel will become Mayor, Masters will become Superintendent, and Nansy Pelosi will become Lt. Gov hahahaa. If I write a lot of parkers I will become Sgt.

'Cause its all legit.....c'mon Karen, remember the little guys out here in the streets. Tell your boss what its really like out here. Tell him we want cars that work, computers that allow us to do our jobs, detectives that care/show up/have gotten any sleep at all in the past week.Tell him we don't care about cameras or automated contact cards. Tell him we care about our districts roof's not leaking, not waiting 1.5 hours to get our stinky/loud/jagoff prisoner in the back and a decent contract.Tell him Karen, tell him what real coppers care about. Tell him and make sure he hears you.

3/20/2010 11:10:00 PM

wait she has a mba from northwestern and she is on this job. wow! i mean what a waste of money your making the same as me with my 60 hours from wright. also i checked out that womans tact website make sure you put your coffee down before you read it. ultimate tact warrior check it out lookf for the future mrs.

Anonymous said...I counted. 1st watch in 023 had 12 officers on the street. This for a district with a population of at least 1MILLION people. Its only a matter of time before disater strikes! SCC put up a fax # where we can send you the daily sheets on watches. Not only will you see people listed who are supposed to be on the street but aren't but the manned cars will be quite upsetting!

3/20/2010 11:47:00 AM

At least one million people in the 23rd District? Isn't there some kind of basic intelligence test to get hired on this job?

3/20/2010 11:47:00 PM

Yes. And you need an IQ of at least 125,000 or twelve billion or near that I think.

Anonymous said...'Cause its all legit.....c'mon Karen, remember the little guys out here in the streets. Tell your boss what its really like out here. Tell him we want cars that work, computers that allow us to do our jobs, detectives that care/show up/have gotten any sleep at all in the past week.Tell him we don't care about cameras or automated contact cards. Tell him we care about our districts roof's not leaking, not waiting 1.5 hours to get our stinky/loud/jagoff prisoner in the back and a decent contract.Tell him Karen, tell him what real coppers care about. Tell him and make sure he hears you.

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She can't do all that!She can't because SHE NEVER DID!She is nothing but a liar.She has no clue as to what a police officer does.She is just like Luberman, no time on the job yet knows everthing!

FIVE ONE MAN CARS IN ENGLEWOOD ON 1ST WATCH AND THE WAGON DOUBLED AS A BEAT CAR!ONLY ONE 10-1 ON A COLD WEEKEND!!SIX ONE MAN CARS FOR MONDAY NIGHT!3 PEOPLE SENT TO TRAINING ...TASER,ACTIVE SHOOTER,AND SEACH AND SEIZURE!SO STUPID AND NOT SAFE!!FORGET THE TRAINING!!!WE R GONNA HAVE ANOTHER COP KILLED AND NO ONE CARES!!

Anonymous said... I counted. 1st watch in 023 had 12 officers on the street. This for a district with a population of at least 1MILLION people. Its only a matter of time before disater strikes! SCC put up a fax # where we can send you the daily sheets on watches. Not only will you see people listed who are supposed to be on the street but aren't but the manned cars will be quite upsetting!

3/20/2010 11:47:00 AM

At least one million people in the 23rd District? Isn't there some kind of basic intelligence test to get hired on this job?

"wait she has a mba from northwestern and she is on this job. wow! i mean what a waste of money your making the same as me with my 60 hours from wright. also i checked out that womans tact website make sure you put your coffee down before you read it. ultimate tact warrior check it out lookf for the future mrs."

MBA my ass, she has an undergrad which anyone can get from NW if you have the $. As far as the ultimate tact warrior trolling for a wife, she is already married, het husband was transferred to asset forfeiture on a phone call soon after jfed came out with his "everyone can apply to task force units" bullshit. More lies from the top.

Do not let the studious look fool you. Howard is a dope. However, like so many others, he is a well connected dope, but a real dope nonetheless, and very rattled by the well connected schemer, Ruth.

I wish they were still paired together, Howard and Ruth, Ruth and Howard. What a pair. Watching Howard become wide-eyed and dumbfounded while Ruth rendered him a eunuch was sad to see, but fascinating to watch. While the process was interesting, the result was of no consequence because Howard doesn't miss the parts he never used.

Here's a better one. Per personnel order 2010-007. Ruth wedster is hereby reassigned to Capt special functions group. Capt Special Functions Group????? Since when is there a Capt In unit 141??? It's not like the districts aren't short captains. They send lieuts all over The city to cover for Capt shortages but they have to fill that "spot" that never existed before. Oh and did Jody open it up for all Capts to apply.... Yea, I didn't think so. Unfucking believable!

Could be the boss of bosses Steve Georgas (hey that rhymes) may be moving somewhere else if they're bringing in a capt. Up, down? Time will tell- but make it quick.

>>>Anonymous said..."They don't have squat, their leaders are windbags and they realize fearless leader (Obama) is inept and pushing their cause back 50 years.

3/20/2010 08:35:00 AM"

Yeah blame a guy in office for 14 months for 50yrs of Societal Ills& Social Program malfeasance.Why don't you blame him for the Depression altho he wasnt born until 30 years later.

3/20/2010 01:01:00 PM<<<

14 Months???

How much longer is that than the time the Messiah was a U.S. Senator???

"The Depression", do you mean the pre-WWII depression or the depression we are going into with the Democratic TAX-SPEND-GIVE AWAY TO THE NON-PRODUCTIVE-BORROW-TAX-THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS BE DAMNED-TAX SPEND MORE one that we will sonn go into if this our country does not stop the Liberal-Nazis.

That Depression that will start very soon if the Obama agenda is not stopped.

>>>Anonymous said...Anonymous said...We need every PO to register to vote.

Period.

One of the main reasons that 42 Short gets away with the shit he does is that the people in the department don't vote.

10k registered voters in this city are enough to sway any Politico and make them listen.

3/20/2010 11:41:00 PM

You might find 10k voters in the 11th or 19th ward but not on the police department. and even if there were 10k registered police (which there isn't) they would mostly stay home on election day.

3/21/2010 06:04:00 AM<<<

Yes Register and Vote.

Why does Shorty, and all the other politicians go to and maybe even have floats in the Gay Pride Parade? The Bud Bilikan Parade? The Mexican Independence Parade? The What-Ever Parade?

And NOT the St. Jude Parade?

Because the politicians can depend upon these people to vote, and the politicians will then vote and spend tax dollars in favor of the people who vote and the rest of us be damned to just pay the bills.

What we need to do is not to parade around City Hall. That might not even make it on the 6 o'clock news. What we need to do is to go into our own neighborhoods, just like precienct captains and tell people the truth. We should hand out flyers explaining the truth about what is going on with the department and the city.

Stay Safe. Bosses Revolt!! REGISTER everyone you can VOTE and make the politicians FEAR US.

99 unit responded in a timely fashion to a bonafied shots fired call with vic this a.m., r/o on scene for several minutes with no assistance. r/o in question has less than 5, less than 5, again less than 5!!! God Bless him!!! He was out there on an unsecured scene with no back up and just his fantastic plastic piece of crap 9mm for several minutes, because shortshanks won't hire PO-LICE !!!

in response to the person that wants to eliminate all units and bid desk jobs.,all I can say is someday you will have enough to bid for a spot, and if light duty officers were the only officers assigned we would have even more medical abuse then we have now!

Some of thos names of exempts forced out, such as Aandra Day, are not a loss to the department. Do not feel bad for exempts who are demoted. For way too many years no exempts were demoted unless their clout died. They made it on clout and lost it on clout. Some of them might have been qualified, but so wHat? I have known many police officers of all races and both sexes who were very well qualified and could go no where because they were not connected or liked. I have no sympathy for any of those folks on the list. Shit happens

Do not let the studious look fool you. Howard is a dope. However, like so many others, he is a well connected dope, but a real dope nonetheless, and very rattled by the well connected schemer, Ruth.

I wish they were still paired together, Howard and Ruth, Ruth and Howard. What a pair. Watching Howard become wide-eyed and dumbfounded while Ruth rendered him a eunuch was sad to see, but fascinating to watch. While the process was interesting, the result was of no consequence because Howard doesn't miss the parts he never used.

3/21/2010 09:37:00 AM

After Ruth left the academy, all of the meetings have stopped and Howard will not meet with academy staff. Ruth always kept open communications with supervisiors and staff. Now it is sad to watch. The only time we see Howard is when he exercises in the hallway early every morning. Me thinks there is change in the air and soon we will emerge from this cloud of a leadership void. Howard deserves a promotion after taking care of Masters.

Hey annonymous ass who ridicules police officers for making arrests of top ten offenders.....get off your lazy ass and and lock up some shithead gangbangers.

Only a success story because if we continue to lock up these shitheads every time they dare to loiter, than maybe some innocent little 3 year old won't get shot while his mother is holding him innocently standing on the street.

There is noway Joe Patterson is going anywhere. First who would they replace him with, there are only 13 Black Lts and 4 Black Capts. Matbe Phillis Gill? Mark Moore? Evans? Mathews? Washington?Forget it there are only 5 o6 Blacks that are promotable right now so the ones that are in place are safe unless you pull a TRAHANNAS. Second if he were dumped the Rev's would storm 35th St. and he wouild be repromoted,J FED cant go through that again, so Joe will stay, and Joe knows it or he would have never saisd a word. He picked his spot like a pro.

The fucking cocksucker never heard of an allegation he couldn't stick up some copper's ass. No superintendent in my 26 years was faster to get on TV and blame a policeman. And look at him now...selling gee whiz equipment to the city and starting his own P.I. company. A company that will soon have the contract to process all recruits. Terry Hillard a policeman's police...my hairy fucking ass.